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BEAUMONT BASIN WATERMASTER
MEMORANDUM NO. 16-02
Date: February 3, 2016
From: Hannibal Blandon, ALDA
Subject: Status Report on Water Level Monitoring throughout the
Beaumont Basin
Recommendation: No recommendation.
At the present time, there are 11 monitoring wells collecting water level information on an
hourly basis at various locations throughout the basin. In addition, there are two
monitoring probes collecting barometric pressures at opposite ends of the Beaumont
Basin. The location of active monitoring wells is depicted in the attached Figure No. 1.
One additional monitoring well, located in the Sunny-Cal Egg Ranch area, is being used
to collect water level; however, a formal cont ract with the current property owners has not
been established. It is anticipated that a separate well located in this property will be
used for monitoring purposes in the future since the current well is too close to BCVWD
Well No. 29.
The monitoring well at the Icon Warehouse (a.k.a. the Downing Orchard well) has not
been equipped despite of the contract being signed by all parties. Apparently, a change
in management at the local facility has taken place. We hope to have the monitoring
equipment at this well installed before the April 2016 meeting.
Negotiations continue with the County of Riverside Open Space Office for installation of
a monitoring probe at the Railroad Tracks well. While we do not have a final contract, it
is anticipated that we will be able to install a monitoring probe at this well.
Installation of monitoring equipment at the Oak Valley Partners well has not taken place
as the final contract has not been approved.
Ultimately, it is anticipated that we will have a total of 18 operating monitoring sites
throughout the basin. The attached spreadsheet summarizes the current status at the
various sites while the attached Figure No. 2 depicts water level data collected since the
program began. In general, water levels co ntinue to be unchanged throughout the basin;
however, some changes have occurred at the following wells:
Banning M-9 – The water level at this well has increased by five (5) feet since
October 2015 as illustrated in Figure 3.
MEMORANDUM NO. 16-02
Date: February 3, 2016
From: Hannibal Blandon, ALDA
Subject: Status Report on Water Level Monitoring throughout the
Beaumont Basin
Recommendation: No recommendation.
At the present time, there are 11 monitoring wells collecting water level information on an
hourly basis at various locations throughout the basin. In addition, there are two
monitoring probes collecting barometric pressures at opposite ends of the Beaumont
Basin. The location of active monitoring wells is depicted in the attached Figure No. 1.
One additional monitoring well, located in the Sunny-Cal Egg Ranch area, is being used
to collect water level; however, a formal cont ract with the current property owners has not
been established. It is anticipated that a separate well located in this property will be
used for monitoring purposes in the future since the current well is too close to BCVWD
Well No. 29.
The monitoring well at the Icon Warehouse (a.k.a. the Downing Orchard well) has not
been equipped despite of the contract being signed by all parties. Apparently, a change
in management at the local facility has taken place. We hope to have the monitoring
equipment at this well installed before the April 2016 meeting.
Negotiations continue with the County of Riverside Open Space Office for installation of
a monitoring probe at the Railroad Tracks well. While we do not have a final contract, it
is anticipated that we will be able to install a monitoring probe at this well.
Installation of monitoring equipment at the Oak Valley Partners well has not taken place
as the final contract has not been approved.
Ultimately, it is anticipated that we will have a total of 18 operating monitoring sites
throughout the basin. The attached spreadsheet summarizes the current status at the
various sites while the attached Figure No. 2 depicts water level data collected since the
program began. In general, water levels co ntinue to be unchanged throughout the basin;
however, some changes have occurred at the following wells:
Banning M-9 – The water level at this well has increased by five (5) feet since
October 2015 as illustrated in Figure 3.
